What is CVE-2020-26200?

CVE-2020-26200 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Endpoint_security, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-02-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-26200?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Kaspersky Endpoint_security

CVE-2020-26200

A component of Kaspersky custom boot loader allowed loading of untrusted UEFI modules due to insufficient check of their authenticity. This component is incorporated in Kaspersky Rescue Disk (KRD) and was trusted by the Authentication Agen…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (14.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kaspersky Endpoint_security — versions 10, 11.0.0, 11.0.1
Kaspersky Rescue_disk
N/a Kaspersky Endpoint Security With The Full Disk Encryption Component Installed — versions 10 SP2 MR2, 10 SP2 MR3, 11.0.0
N/a Kaspersky Rescue Disk Version — versions All versions prior to 18.0.11.3 (patch C)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

vulnerability@kaspersky.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
nvd@nist.gov (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26200?: CVE-2020-26200 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Endpoint_security, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-26200?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.